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Cardi B to lead girl power charge at Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES — Rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake may lead the nominations, but Sunday's Grammy Awards looks set to be a showcase for girl power.Outspoken rapper Cardi B, whose music and personal life has dominated pop culture for the past two years, leads the charge on music's biggest night with a live performance and five Grammy nominations, including for album and record of the year.R&B singer Alicia Keys will host the Grammys for the first time, while Miley Cyrus, Janelle Monae, Camila Cabello and Kacey Musgraves are also among the performers at the Los Angeles ceremony.Adding to the star power, Motown legend Diana Ross will take the stage to mark her 75th birthday in March, and hopes are high that Lady Gaga will perform her Grammy and Oscar-nominated song "Shallow"...
February 06, 2019

Cardi B to lead girl power charge at Grammy Awards

Robert Kelly
Danish airtime ban for US rapper Kelly over assault allegations
Copenhagen — American rapper Robert Kelly was barred Tuesday from Danish radio over sexual assault allegations, a media group said.In the documentary "Surviving R. Kelly", which was aired in early January, several women accused the singer and producer of having illicit behavior."As a radio we have a responsibility on who we give the airtime to," said Bauer Media official Tobias Nielsen. "It's very serious and we feel we can't have him on the playlists."Bauer Media runs The Voice, NOVA, Radio 100, Pop FM, Radio Soft and MyRock in Denmark, reaching around 2.7 million listeners each week in a country of 5.8 million.A rhythm and blues star in the 1980s, the rapper goes by the stage name R. Kelly.The artist, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, has...
February 06, 2019

Danish airtime ban for US rapper Kelly over assault allegations

Liam Neeson
I'm not a racist: Liam Neeson
Washington — Hollywood star Liam Neeson insisted on Tuesday he was "not racist" after confessing that he once set out to attack a random black man after a friend of his told him she had been raped."I'm not a racist," Neeson said on ABC News, while admitting he had felt a "primal urge to lash out" about 40 years ago after hearing from his close friend that she had been attacked by a black man.The 66-year-old star of "Schindler's List" triggered an international backlash by sharing his story in an interview with British newspaper The Independent this week.In damage limitation mode on ABC's "Good Morning America," the Northern Irish actor expanded on the incident, which he said left him shocked at himself."I went out...
February 06, 2019

I'm not a racist: Liam Neeson

21 Savage
21 Savage a 'Dreamer' who may be victim of ICE vendetta: lawyers
New York — The lawyers battling to save rapper 21 Savage from deportation from the United States appealed Tuesday for compassion, casting him as one of the blameless 1.8 million "Dreamers" -- immigrants brought in illegally as children through no fault of their own.The 26-year old chart-topper -- real name Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph -- was detained in the southern city of Atlanta on Sunday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who say he is British and has been living in the US illegally since overstaying his visa until 2006."Mr Abraham-Joseph, like almost two million of his immigrant child peers, was left without immigration status as a young child with no way to fix his immigration status," his six attorneys said in a joint statement."These...
February 06, 2019

21 Savage a 'Dreamer' who may be victim of ICE vendetta: lawyers

Singer and songwriter Pink poses as she receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California. — Reuters
Pink honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Los Angeles — Pop singer Pink was honored on Tuesday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, telling fans gathered for the event that it was "surreal" to receive the award."I feel like I'm dreaming and if anyone pinches me, I'm gonna punch them in the left eyebrow," the Grammy-nominated singer said at the ceremony, surrounded by her husband and two children."I feel like a lot of people probably only thought I would make it to the walk of shame, but here I am," the 39-year-old singer-songwriter added.Pink, whose real name is Alecia Moore, reflected on her beginnings in the music industry, paying tribute to her father who, she said, encouraged her to pursue her dreams."Today for me is a celebration of something that my dad taught me and that is...
February 06, 2019

Pink honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame star

An Oscar statue at the 91st Oscars Nominees Luncheon  in Beverly Hills.
It's official, Oscars will take place without a host
Los Angeles — The upcoming Academy Awards, the biggest night in Hollywood, will take place this year without a host for the first time in three decades, organizers said Tuesday."We can confirm that there will be no host," a spokesperson from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences told AFP without elaborating.The Academy was left hostless after actor and comedian Kevin Hart pulled out of the gig in December following a backlash on social media over some tweets he made several years ago resurfaced.Gala organizers who have been struggling to overcome a steady decline in viewership scrambled to find a replacement but finally settled for a ceremony with no emcee.Industry insiders said the producers of the 91st Academy Awards on February 24 plan to try out a new format with...
February 06, 2019

It's official, Oscars will take place without a host

Lead Actress nominee for
Diversity feted as Oscar nominees gather for class photo, and lunch
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Pop singer Lady Gaga, Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron and African-American filmmaker Spike Lee were among scores of Oscar nominees who gathered for a group photo on Monday ahead of the Academy Awards ceremony in three weeks time, when only a handful will go home as winners.Actors Glenn Close, Bradley Cooper, Rami Malek and Amy Adams, along with dozens of producers, editors, costume designers, documentary makers and musicians in 24 categories were also among those attending the annual Oscar nominees luncheon in Beverly Hills.John Bailey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences whose members vote on the Oscar winners, said the class of 2019 was notable for its diversity."This year has the largest class of women nominees. Far from parity,...
February 05, 2019

Diversity feted as Oscar nominees gather for class photo, and lunch

Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson reveals hunting for 'black man' to kill
London — Veteran actor Liam Neeson revealed on Monday that he once walked the streets hunting for a "black man" to kill in retaliation for the rape of a friend.The 66-year-old Northern Irish star of "Schindler's List" and "Taken" is promoting his appearance in the Hollywood action thriller "Cold Pursuit".But his interview with Britain's The Independent took an unexpected turn when he admitted to once wanting to find a black man -- any black man willing to pick a fight -- to murder on the spot.Neeson refused to reveal the name of the raped woman or when the incident occurred.But he detailed a week of rage during which he walked the streets with a type of baton called a cosh in search of his innocent victim."I'll tell you a story....
February 05, 2019

Liam Neeson reveals hunting for 'black man' to kill

Actors Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, James McAvoy and director M. Night Shyamalan attend the European premiere of
'Glass' shatter-proof atop N.American box office
Los Angeles — "Glass" remained shatter-proof atop North American box offices for a third straight weekend, earning $9.5 million, industry figures showed Monday, on the slowest Super Bowl weekend in 19 years.Directed and financed by M. Night Shyamalan, Universal's superhero thriller unites the narratives from his "Unbreakable" (2000) and "Split" (2016).Much of the film starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L Jackson and James McAvoy takes place in a psychiatric facility.The overall box office was down 30.5 percent from last weekend and down 22 percent from the same weekend in 2018, Exhibitor Relations noted in its weekly box office report."Overall, the weekend is expected to be the worst Super Bowl weekend at the box office since 2000 when Destination...
February 05, 2019

'Glass' shatter-proof atop N.American box office

Rapper 21 Savage
Facing deportation, rapper 21 Savage vows fight to stay in US
New York — 21 Savage's lawyer confirmed Monday that the Grammy-nominated rapper had overstayed his visa as a child, but vowed he would fight for his right to remain in the United States after his arrest by immigration agents.The 26-year old chart-topper -- real name Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph -- was detained in the southern city of Atlanta Sunday by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE), which says he is a British citizen."As a minor, his family overstayed their work visas, and he, like almost two million other children, was left without legal status through no fault of his own," the rapper's attorney Charles Kuck said in a statement."The continued detention of Mr. Abraham-Joseph serves no other purpose than to unnecessarily punish him and try to...
February 05, 2019

Facing deportation, rapper 21 Savage vows fight to stay in US

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